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CASE STUDY
• Revisit and modify priorities Step 7: Identify existing detailed inventory of waste
as the plan develops. regional programs or sources such as number of
infrastructure that the ULB households sorted by income
Typical considerations related might use. (high, medium and low),
to solid waste management shops, hotels, restaurants,
are: Step 8: Estimate costs and schools, colleges, offices,
financial needs for waste
• Protecting the natural handling operations/ options. markets etc in the town is
environment. prepared. Samples from
• Complying with applicable Step 9: Compare options different categories of
households from each ward
laws and specific SWM based on criteria defined by comprising of high, medium
laws. the ULB.
and low-income groups are
• Protecting and conserving Source reduction and collected. It is ensured that the
natural and cultural ULB landfill projects require samples are representative in
resources. knowledge of gross waste nature covering all wards of
• Contributing to the volumes. Recycling and different density and fringe
economic development of waste management programs areas of the ULB.
the ULB. require knowledge of the The physical composition
quantity and composition of
• Protecting tribal members’ waste, not only for realising of solid waste data is
health and safety. the value of the material, but important for deciding
Solid waste management also for developing storage the prime management
planning is specific to each and handling areas. options, such as reduction,
ULB. reuse, and recycling. Waste
As per Census 2011, characterisation study needs
The following steps outline population of Kochi is to be done to arrive at density
the general process required 6,33,553 which is projected of BDW & NBDW waste and
to develop the Solid Waste to be 6,85,460 by 2025. A high to compare the per capita
Management Plan. floating population in Kochi generation as compared with
leads to a noticeable increase standards in the manual and
Step 1: Develop a profile of the correct projected per
the town area. in waste generation, putting
considerable pressure on capita waste is arrived at.
Step 2: Define the solid waste waste management systems. This exercise is done for all
generators within the ULB the 74 wards of Kochi City,
area. This is followed by estimating and summed up, for arriving
the quantity of waste at the design waste quantity.
Step 3: Identify existing waste generated.
management practices within KMC collects bio waste from
the ULB area. The physical and chemical residential and commercial
characteristics of the solid establishments daily. NBDW
Step 4: Conduct a Waste waste is assessed by on- waste is collected on a weekly
Assessment/ analysis. site physical analysis and basis from the houses and
Step 5: Estimate future waste lab analysis for chemical commercial establishments.
generation quantities. parameters through National Currently, the Corporation
Accredited Board of Testing has minimal arrangement
Step 6: Develop waste and Calibration Laboratory for collection of BDW. HKS
handling options. (NABL). As per the norms, a workers collect the waste from
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